i woke up this morning at 4:45am because i wasn’t feeling well. as is my solution when this happens, i plopped myself in front of the computer to distract myself and pass the time as the sun rose up behind me. and during those wee hours of the morning, i finally did it. i fell down the rabbit hole. i started using pinterest.
i signed up for an account some months back and played around with it here and there, but for the most part had been avoiding the addiction of yet another social media platform. but after hearing so much hype, i finally decided to give it a fair chance and spent some time building up a few mood boards. a few of my favorite categories thus far are cycle chic, beret baby, cat cat cat, and plants dance.
so if you’re curious to see how i spent my morning, you can find me on pinterest right here.
so tell me, have you resisted temptation, or are you a pinterest addict? if you have an account, i’d love for you to share your link with me!
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I recently hosted an all girl party called Crystal Visions. It celebrated the “musicians and muses, girlfriends and groupies of 1960s & 1970s music” and we asked ladies to come dressed inspired by their fave. I used Pinterest to put together inspirational pictures for our guests top peruse: http://pinterest.com/rachabees/crystal-visions/
omg. so good!
In addition, I put together a little website with more information for guests http://www.clevernettle.com/rachabees/crystal-visions-2-leather-and-lace/
I think Pinterest was the most effective, though it was fun wasting time looking for music videos :)
Yes, definitely a pin-addict! It’s a great way to create mood/ inspiration boards without all the clutter of an ACTUAL board full of pictures taking up all your wall space =]
My link’s here: http://pinterest.com/thecleveridiot/
(Not a lot going on, but that’s because I mainly lurk indecisively before deciding if I want to pin something haha =P)
I’m addicted! When it first came out I was a bit hesitant, but now I check almost daily. I would love to exchange links! You can find me here on Pinterest Welcome to the dark side! :)
Love this post, I can’t immagine how much time you spento on it!
I would love to have some suggestions for my new blog i opened with my elder sis,
http://Www.lipsticksisters.wordpress.com
Let me know what you think about it and how you would improbe it!
Xxx Giorgia
Oohf, I held out for so long but I finally signed up for an account this week.
Lets just say I was supposed to visit my parents today and decided to postpone the trip until tomorrow morning because I spent my entire afternoon adding things from my google reader.
haha, actually – once I finished looking at all the starred stuff and started looking at recently updated blogs again, yours was the first post I clicked on and you’re talking about that same pinterest rabbit hole!
Pinterest is so fantastic, and so helpful. It’s replaced my starred items in my google reader for outfit inspiration. I pin everything I like and then a quick glance at the board in the morning fills me with inspiration. It’s wonderful and limitless! Enjoy pinning!
xoxo
http://www.natashafatah.blogspot.com
Love love love Pinterest. I go through phases of obsessive pinning, followed by just browsing the great contributions out there.
xx Fran http://pinterest.com/frankieb/
I am so obsessed with Pinterest! It is hands-down the best way to keep track of DIYs I want to try, fashion and makeup inspiration, things on my wishlist, and pretty things I want to refer to later. I can’t get enough! My link is http://pinterest.com/sammanzella .
<3 Sam
http://www.nerdysam.com
Yes, absolutely an addict! Here’s my profile: http://pinterest.com/annabananna_/
Pinterest is what gets me through the day at work. Seriously. Lose my train of thought, find myself on a fashion website and realize I need to get back to work…so I just pin things to remember them later!
http://pinterest.com/happyhoneylark/
pinterest is a great way to spend those sleepless nights. i usually find myself pinning crafts i don’t end up making or clothes that i can’t afford. i have found lots of delicious recipes, adorable tiny cute kitties and great ideas for new outfits. i would love a follow, your style is INCREDIBLE.
I’m totally addicted!! I like how it’s a catchall for things like tumblr, but more organized. My favorite boards of mine are for nail polish and anything with a chevron pattern! http://pinterest.com/sarahcmann/
I’ve only just started using it but it looks really good!
mine is http://pinterest.com/fionaclare1/
x
Pinterest looks so much fun but so far I have a facebook, tumblr and twitter so trying to avoid another social media platform. Yours looks cool though xoxo
I love pinterest! Looking at my pinterest board is like an edorphin kick for me. I’m enjoying it more than Tumblr. I woke up this morning to find that my mom also created an account too. :)
Here’s mine: http://pinterest.com/jenvegas/
xo
jv
I love pinterest! I’m enjoying it more than Tumblr! Looking at Pinterest is like a major endorphin kick for me :) I woke up this morning to find that my mom also created one.
Here’s mine:
http://pinterest.com/jenvegas/
xo
jv
Just started my Pinterest yesterday! : ) And of course am following you! Mine is http://pinterest.com/lostinthehaze/
Hi there! I’m totally addicted to pinterest (and your blog) too!
You can connect with me on pinterest here.
http://fabgabblog.com/2012/03/style-diary-polka-dot-blouse-and-what-i-wore-to-work/
I’m a fellow fashion blogger. stop by and say hi!
Erinnnn, Now I can repin you directly. Sweet! When I first started, I always pinned your stuff (from here and tumblr). I’m stoked to follow your boards. I’m pretty selective of what I pin, but I foresee you inspiring many repins. hooray for rabbit holes.
it is oh so addicting….i’ll follow you there, too.
here’s mine: http://pinterest.com/norbyah/
xo
n
Oh no, now you’ve gone and done it! There’s no turning back, you’re addicted. LOL!
I’m following you in return, lovely! ^_^
♥ Aya
Pinning is indeed an addiction – as soon as you start to wield (i.e. figure out) it’s crazy power, you’re hooked!
It’s fun to play with digital bulletin boards – I just wish the user had more control over their boards. Like for comments, it would be nice to disable/hide them, and to have a feature to stop people from adding us to their group Boards. Minor pinning pet peeves! ;)
You can find my mostly-art & design/vintage Pinning self here = http://pinterest.com/thelittlethings/ – already following your pretty boards :)
pinterest is so cray! it’s so much fun but so time consuming.
xoxo
http://offkellyshanger.blogspot.com/
Pinterest is awesome! I’m so excited to see all the things you pin!
Here’s mine: http://pinterest.com/whatnaomiloves/
great post loving your mood boards and welcome to pinterest!!
here is my link hope you will visit me: http://pinterest.com/ilana_morgan/
Isn’t Pinterest addictive? I can’t stop.. I’m like a mad woman! http://pinterest.com/karamarie/
Ahhh pinterest is so addictive! I just love how organised it is and I’ve discovered some great new blogs just by clicking on various pictures. My link is http://pinterest.com/fashionknitsta/
Yes! pinterest is both amazing and far too time consuming. but i think it’s benefited my wardrobe in that i have a more defined style that I stick to now. here’s mine! http://pinterest.com/libbysanders/
I find Pinterest so handy. It’s good for inspiration and for brainstorming new ideas for projects!
http://pinterest.com/prettygreentea/
I LOVE Pinterest and have become a real addict: take a look!
http://pinterest.com/lostthings/
xx
Yay! I’m following all of your boards :)
I’m not here to be a Dawny Downer but I read this somewhat terrifying article about Pinterest’s terms and conditions yesterday: http://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest-copyright-issues-lawyer-2012-2?utm_source=twbutton&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sai
It has me more than a little freaked out.
oh yeah, i read that the other day!
Here’s mine http://pinterest.com/louiseamabilis/
I’ve been slowing playing around with Pinterest since I joined a few weeks ago. I haven’t hit addicted status yet, but since it’s so easy to pin and re-pin, I’m sure I’ll get there soon. Love your boards, Erin! The beret one is awesome! And I just followed you. xoxo
Oh yeah, Pnterest is super addictive! Here’s my linky:
http://pinterest.com/doodlebug981/
Check it out! :)
My roommate recently got me hooked. I feel like a big chunk of the pins on my “clothes” board come from your blog.
Here is mine: http://pinterest.com/arihendershot/
I’m so happy you’re pinning now! Your blog is usually my first stop of the day!
I’ve been on Pinterest for a couple of months now and I am so completely addicted. But I HAVE used inspiration to organize my hats and jewelry, start a t-shirt rug, make some St. Pat’s jewelry, and piles of recipes. I’ve always used the internet for inspiration, but saving pages to Word files really wasn’t user-friendly, despite my best efforts. I have subbed to so many blogs that I’m not repinning much, unless I’m sitting in the car and working from my phone. I see that there are problems involved with copyright issues, and I hope that it doesn’t doom Pinterest – not to mention the scarier things.
Also addicted, though quite picky. http://pinterest.com/hannahily/
pinterest is so fun! tricky with bloglovin though. i’m sure i’d pin tons more otherwise! http://pinterest.com/becky_yates/
Gosh, I’ve got it bad for Pinterest, too. It’s proven to be really helpful, though, when I’m trying to come up with ideas for class projects (I’m studying design), or when I’m trying to redecorate or something. It’s helped me cut down on throwing all of my internet likes into bookmark folders and then just forgetting about them. I actually use them now! But I also waste way too much time on there, so I guess it also has a downside!
http://pinterest.com/leanna_dean/
I just started using Pinterest recently and love it. It just makes my life much easier to track down the pictures and the sources.
It’s me here: http://pinterest.com/sunshinediaries/
Happy Pinning! :)
I tried to resist to, but I love the site for being able to organize inspiration. http://pinterest.com/hapieverything/
FINE ERIN…FINE..
I’ll DO IT!…like you I have an account…from last year I made maybe around this time…but I never used it…I didnt want ANOTHER addiction…BUT OK…I WILL USE IT…I WILL XD
bahaha, that was pretty much the way i felt when i decided that i would finally start using it. i knew i could only resist for so long…
I wanted to resist but it’s impossible! It’s fun and too cute! Mine: http://pinterest.com/tinynicethings/
Hugs from Barcelona
Neus
My pinterest is http://pinterest.com/scottielove/. I’ve had the account for a year.. but I hadn’t spent much time on the site. I’m forever keeping pictures and other ideas on my laptop for years so the site has become essential.
I love your outfits it makes me want to have more fun and vintage in my wardrobe
Thanks from a British girl in Munich
Loving Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/jess1139/
Resistance is futile..
Look forward to following your boards!
love pinterest. it helps me (someone who longs to be neat and organized) keep all sources of inspiration neat and organized (which i used to do on folders on my desktop – seem so archaic now! ha!) looking forward to following you — especially “cat, cat. cat” :)
here’s my pinterest: http://pinterest.com/adairrr/
Yay for getting Pinterest! I just started following you. I spend so much time on that site just looking at all the pretty things people post.
my pinterest: http://pinterest.com/jahmie
I started using Pinterest over a year ago when it was still in beta mode. It’s been fun to see how it’s evolved over the past 18 months. So much great inspiration, and as a designer and illustrator, it’s an especially great way to keep track of trends and see what all the trendsetters are pinning!
xoxo
http://pinterest.com/mfilar/
I am ADDICTED to pinterest! Here is my profile if you are interested: http://pinterest.com/aspiredlevant/
Totally obsessed with pinterest!
http://pinterest.com/empty_bones/